Tether 公布利润 13 亿美元，国债利息抵消了比特币下跌

随着今年加密货币上涨期间对稳定币的需求上升，Tether 的 USDT 代币市值已攀升至 1140 亿美元以上。

Tether Holdings Ltd., the company behind the largest stablecoin, said it posted a net operating profit of $1.3 billion in the second quarter.

最大稳定币背后的公司 Tether Holdings Ltd. 表示，第二季度净利润为 13 亿美元。

The market value of Tether’s USDT token has climbed to over $114 billion this year, as demand for the stablecoin rose during the crypto rally. The British Virgin Islands-incorporated company didn’t disclose how net operating profit is derived in the statement it released Wednesday.

随着加密货币上涨期间对稳定币的需求增加，Tether 的 USDT 代币的市值今年已攀升至超过 1140 亿美元。这家在英属维尔京群岛注册成立的公司在周三发布的声明中没有透露净利润是如何产生的。

“We keep increasing in market cap and then we keep increasing in our exposure to US Treasury bills,” Paolo Ardoino, chief executive of Tether, said in an interview on Wednesday. “I believe that is unprecedented for any private company — we are comparing ourselves to countries.”

Tether 首席执行官保罗·阿尔多伊诺 (Paolo Ardoino) 在周三接受采访时表示：“我们的市值不断增加，美国国债的敞口也不断增加。” “我相信这对于任何私营公司来说都是前所未有的——我们正在将自己与国家进行比较。”

Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency that typically aim to keep a one-to-one value with fiat currencies such as the dollar. They are usually backed by cash and cash equivalents. Tether said it increased its direct and indirect ownership of Treasuries in the quarter, which the firm says now exceeds $97.6 billion. Most of the reserve backing its stablecoins are deposited in Treasuries, from which Tether earns profits on the interest paid.

稳定币是一种加密货币，通常旨在与美元等法定货币保持一对一的价值。它们通常有现金和现金等价物支持。 Tether 表示，本季度增加了对美国国债的直接和间接所有权，该公司表示目前持有的美国国债已超过 976 亿美元。支持其稳定币的大部分储备金都存放在美国国债中，Tether 通过支付的利息从中赚取利润。

Tether discloses its quarterly results in attestations by BDO. Third-party attestations are not the same as financial audits, as they are limited to a snapshot in time and do not allow full access to a company’s books. The quality of assets backing stablecoins like Tether’s USDT have come under intense scrutiny in recent years, as regulators grew concerned about the liquidity of operators’ reserves and if they could withstand mass redemption requests while under market pressure.

Tether 在 BDO 的证明下披露了其季度业绩。第三方证明与财务审计不同，因为它们仅限于及时快照，并且不允许完全访问公司的账簿。近年来，支持 Tether 的 USDT 等稳定币的资产质量受到严格审查，因为监管机构越来越担心运营商准备金的流动性以及他们是否能够在市场压力下承受大规模赎回请求。

“The audit is still in our minds and a top priority,” Ardoino said. “I’ve spoken at length about the complexities of stablecoins to get an audit. Because if you are one of Big Four auditing companies and you have, I would say like, 50,000 banks that are using your auditing services, and on the other side you have one stablecoin, no matter how much that stablecoin can pay you, the other 50,000 customers will be very, very upset.”

“审计仍然是我们的首要任务，”阿尔多伊诺说。 “我已经详细讨论了稳定币接受审计的复杂性。因为如果你是四大审计公司之一，我想说，你有 50,000 家银行正在使用你的审计服务，而另一方面，你有一个稳定币，无论该稳定币可以支付给你多少钱，另一个50,000 名顾客将会非常非常沮丧。”